Radial sawing mechanism



Jan. 29, 1946. E. P. STAMM 2,393,940

RADIAL SAWING MECHANISM I Filed Jan. 21, 1942 7 Sheets-Sheet i Jan. 29, 1946.

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' RADIAL SAWING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 21, 1942 'TSheets-Sheet 7 7. 2/. /08 4/ A56 Ma 7151/5. vA5 4 iifiszam Patented Jan. 29, 1946 "This invention relates tbapiaafatii's for 'fadialiy ciittin-g logsinto-'tapere' or terrified-board's.

object *of this invention-is to provide apparatus vvhereiowa log whi'chis-initially' qiiastered may be sfipp'orted ina m'a-nner wheie'by "th'e lumlier cutthrefmm will bebeveied br tapered for use assidingor'the iike. v

Another object or thisi'nv'entioh is toiorovide apparatus .whrehis'inexpnsive and may be used bylsma-ll portable millsior cutting siding lumber 1 with aniiiiimumof waste end 'a minimum of handling-of thelogs and the "lumber;

"Afurther object of thisrin'vention is to "provide afiparatu's of this kind Which in the cutting of beveIed 'iumber tvill premise lu'inh'er having the grain thereof "substantially.rperipendicular to the bp'fidsite racs'tliereo'f so that the liiin'b'er when cured-6r dried "will 'notjwhrp.

A further object of this invention is to iii-ovide apparatus which is -simple in onst'ruction "so that it can handle ibgsei vanciiis sizes and will ridt'geadil gt outtrainer. I y Y '-A fur-the b'jeetbf 'this inveht'idn is to *e'rbvid e apparatus lc'h will make it possible 'to "o t an or the er "fidiir -tfie I'd'g wit p'ei'pesaieaisi grain ni reby eliminating any waste also eliminating thefform'ation OI "slash or parallel grain nutter015 a}; nfjer'id v fa'a.

s, 41; the pre ent niiijn the cutting ofjsiding or beve nb r it f fie in ast e 1 nit l t u the 10s into suitable beams wnic ase rectangui n l vatio n subse v m angled but in each re soas to hee ed cb sxd's rom I ting 915- 1, t e pres t i v nwe e .bd rd does no pendigjul'ar, the grain of s mia id as ev r' have thegifain thereo a'mimber of he bevel spares Wi11 ,b'e out of the pe pendi'c i the amedei'g're 'ighe'ap'iif rein e en ed, l the betel icuttini' the lum er in a sm' ie op atibmj'ahd ,ji hene 16s is iriitial lyfs'et ipff r sewin no sh lf nsf the .l' s', t l i it .1159 a pa at s .1 s n c ssary. Furthermore, with an'paratus asjherein disclosed, t w ll b? I fiiial b' r Irefh 'i' in's f g' a r small thiekness which is substantially rectahguiar in and elevation and wais also has the grain thereof perpendicular so that this final boarder pnmgwm also he magmas riaterial. ,1

' A further object of this vent ons toprovide aj'r'adial sawing apparatus in which thel'og or cant table .floatsw th n. s ,s pnor ins strustur and is progressively shifted within the supporting structure a predetrmined distaste after each a radial sawing-apparatusincludingalilur'ality of. 'fockaldie coinb-ir'i'ed quadrants :and 10g on cant tilting tables which. are mounted on a common shaft, and animproved means for securely holdirfg a'iogionto thetablesi s s I Tojthe foregoing obje'otssandszothers which may hereinafter appear, thd'imten'tion consistsjof; ;the novel construction, combination iiandi arrangement of parts as willbe more speoifieal ly.;iieferred to andjillu'strated in. the aecompanying drawings, but it'is to ,be understood that; changes, variations and modificationslsmj y .be resorted to which fall within the-j'scope of the invention as claimed.

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t Fi u e. 1. is a: d l side ele ti n-et .i sawing ;mecha nism constructed according to an embodiment of this invention, a J Figure 2 ;is:a .,deta i1 side elevationdooking revers e l y from 'Figure 1 with the cover plate re- A 4. "I." Wimp-J; :g; M1,. Fig iire 3 is a enlarged fragmentary side elevato F 21.1 i IL. f, h Ffigqre 4 is a fragmentary side elevation simi- 117K 1 2U)" r i" 1'.

liigureii is a detaiifront elevation of the-mechnisinl. w t b ybvs r m ve 1 t 3. l Figure GA- is a sectional view taken on the line Figure 7, is a detail side elevationof a modified form of this invention,

F ur v s 'apde a p n Vi w art y broken awavof h nr s h n in fi e 7 p ;;Efig ure 19 is an enlarged I end elevation -partl-y r ken. w "o e d vi e s o n: n i res? Showingthe mechanism in the -ppsition. assurned thereby at the time the sawing of a log is comv V I 0; 7 x, 4 Fignrelpis a sectional View taken on the 'line [U -5H) of Figure 8, 1

Figure 11 is a sectional View taken on the line :I- v F r '1 nd.& an 1 t Figure L2 isa "sectional view taken onthe line I l i-J fi Referr ing to the 1 to 6A inclusive, the numeral l5 designates generally a housing structure formed of a pair of outer side plates l6 and I1 and a U-shaped'or channel member l8. The channel member I8 is longitudinally curved to form a substantially semi-circle, and the channel member |8 is U-- shaped in transverse section having the bight l9 thereof extending between the plates l6 and I1,

and the opposite legs 20 and 2| secured-by fastening devices 22to the side plates l5 vandil1.

The channel member -'|8 has secured thereto and extending vertically downwardly from substantially the center thereof a supporting leg or standard 23 which is adapted to be secured as by fastening devices 24 to a longitudinal beam 25 carried by the upper side of a carriage- Thecarriage (not shown) is adapted to engage on a pair side member I1 is also of the same configuration as the side member l6 andis provided on the inner concave edge thereof with a longitudinally arcuate track 29 confronting the track or guide 28 and spaced therefrom.

'A floating log supporting and tilting device generally designated as 30 is disposed within the inner circle of theframe structure l5. The log supporting and tilting member 30Vcomprises'a quadrant formed of a pair of right angularly disposed-web members 3| and 32 which are connected together by a longitudinally arcuate web 33'. The web 3| constitutes a log supporting web or table and as shown in Figure 2 is initially disposed in a horizontal position.

There are two of these quadrant webs as shown in Figures 5 and 6A which are of like construe tlon. A longitudinally arcuate gear rack gener ally designated as 34 is'movably disposed within the housing l5, and has a longitudinally arcuate web 35 disposed between the webs 33 and secured therebetween by fastening devices 36 (see Figure 6A). The web 35has rotatably mounted on the opposite sides thereof pairs of circumferentially spaced apart guide rollers 31 .journalled'on pins 38 extending through the web 35. The rollers 31* engage on the convex faces of the tracks 28 and 29 andprovide one means for movably supporting the 'quadrant structure 30 within the Vframestructure l5.

The toothed rack 34 is provided in the transverse centerthereof with a peripheral groove 39 within which a plurality'of rollers 40 movably engage. Each roller 40 is rotatably carried "by a rock lever 4| which isrockably mounted at one end on a pin' 42 (see Figure 2). The lever 4| is preferably bifurcated as shown in Figure 6A;

and each roller 40 is mounted on a roller pin 43 extending between the bifurcations of the lever on opposite sides of an inwardly extending supporting lug 44 which is fixed relative to the inner The logsupporting and til ting member 30 is adapted to be shifted circumferentially through gear rack 34 within the frame structure l5 by Y of tracks which are disposed in parallel relation with the saw, so that the frame structure here- 7 means of a gear structure including a drive shaft 5|, which is journalled in a gear housing 52 formed at the center of the housing l5. The shaft 5| is journalled in bearings 53 an'd54 carried by the side plates or frame members It and l1, respectively, and a driving spur gear 55 is fixed on the shaft 5| between the plates, l6 and H. The shaft 5| is adapted to be connected to a suitable operating means such as any standard log carriage setworks for progressively rotating the shaft 5|, and raising or loweringthe supporting member relative to the frame l5.

The gear 56 is mountedf'on a countershaft 51 journalled in bearings 58 and-59 carried by the plates l5 and i1, and the gear56 meshes with the driving. gear 55, and also with the arcuate'rack V 34. A second rack operating gear. 63 is carried by a shaft 6| journalled'inbearings 62 and 63 which are carried by the side members l6 and I1, respectively, andithe'gear 60 also meshes with the-driving gear 55 in a plane abovethe axial center of the shaft 5|; operates with the .gear .56 in circumferentially moving rack 34 within frame structure !5 after rack 34 has been raised a slight degree from its lowermost position. g

49 In order to provide a means whereby the log 4|. The bifurcated endo'f each lever 4| engages v may be. tightly clamped on the table 54 which is formed by one side of thequadrant structure 30, I have provided a pair of log clamping dogs 65 and 66. The dog 65 is disposed in outwardly directed position, and is mounted on an ear 61. carried by an elongated slide bar 68. I The bar 68 is slidably V mounted in a guide structure 69 fixed by fastening devices 10 to one side of the web 3 An elongated link or bar 1| is pivotally mounted as at 12 on the outer end of the slide bar 58, and is provided along the length thereofwith a plurality of outstanding pins 13. 7 e c t A dog adjusting or operating handlever generally designated as 14 is pivotally mounted as at 15 on a plate 16 which is fixed by fastening devices 11 to one side of the web 3 I. The lever. v14 is provided at its upper end withan arm 18 vhaving a notch 19 within which a selected pin 13is adapted to engage. A longitudinally arcuate toothed rack 89 is fixed to the plate 16, and the hand lever 14 is provided with a spring-pressed dog 8| engageable with the rack and operated by .means ofv a dog operating lever 82. When thelower end of the hand lever1 4 is swung forwardly, the upper end thereof will move outwardly so as to draw the link 1| and the slide 68 outwardly and thereby move the dog 65 outwardly intoengagef ment with the adjacent or innerside of the log mounted onthe supporting table 64. 3 i

The second or outer dog 63 as shown in Figure 1 is fixedly mounted on a slide 83 which ismovable in 'a guide 84 carried by the web 3| on'the side thereof opposite'from the plate 15. The guide member 84 is secured to the web 3| by fastening devices 85; The-'slide 83 'has'an upstanding-lug The. gear 60 co- After one board' l53 has been cut from the lo L, the carriage is returned to itsrstartingsposition, and the shaft is then rotated for the desired amount to cut a second'wedge-shaped board therefrom. This procedure willprogress until a very small substantially rectangular plank I54 remains, which remaining, or back plank may be trimmed at the longitudinal edgesthereof, to form a rectangularboard. f I The structure shown in Figures '7 to 12 inclusive operates similar torthe structure shown in Figures 1 to 8A inclusive. With aconstruction of this kind, after-the log L has been quartered and the triangular heart section cut therefrom similar to the heart section l5lin Figure l, the remaining beveled, boards willhave the grain thereof substantially perpendicular to the opposite faces thereof. This perpendicular grain will be found in each beveled board and will also be found in the 'remaining vor back board similar to the back board I54 in Figure 1 so that all of the beveled boards or lumber cut from the lo II will be first grade perpendicular grain, and the only waste willbe through the log. The heart section may be cut into the desired lumber or boards in any suitable manner.

= 1 With-a-radial sawing mechanism as hereinbes fore described, it is possible to provide a small I mill with this radial sawing mechanism so that the small mill'will be capable ofhandling logs of almost any size, and will be capable ofturning but first-grade'lumber from the entire log. The initial cutting of the beveledlumber from the log eliminates the ,present practice of performing a second'cutting operation in order to obtain the beveled logs. This second operation is performed byfa diagonal cut throu h a rectangular board which is not in every instance Ya board having perpendicular grain.

WhatIclaim is: V I V r 1. A radial sawing mechanism for mounting on an endwise movable carriage comprising a substantially semi-circular frame structure, said frame structure including an intermediate longitudinally arcuate frame member and a pair of J outer side members fixed relative to said intermediate member, longitudinally arcuate-confronting flanges carried by said side members, a quadrant-shaped-log table engaging within said frame, means engageable with said flanges rotatably supporting the outer portionof said table Within said frame, said table including an arcuate toothed rack, and gear means carried by; said frame engageable with said rack for circumferentially shifting said rack relative to said frame said gear means including a drive gear, upper and lower driven gears meshing with said driving gear and engageable with said rack, said upper gear being disengaged from said rack when said table is in a lowermost position, said lower gear being disengaged from said rack when said table is in an uppermostv position, and both of said driven gears being in mesh with said rack" when said table is in a position between the uppermost and lowermost positions. r a

2. A radial sawing mechanism comprising a frame for mounting on an endwise movable log carriage, said frame including an inner longitudinally arcuate frame member, a pair of longitudinally arcuate side members fixed to said inner member, confronting flanges carried by the inner edges of said side members for-providing a guide means, a quadrant shaped log table disposed Within said frame,.said table including a caused by the saw passing aseaeso.

longitudinally arcuate toothed rack, rollers .oar= ried by'said rack e'ngageable with saidlfguide means, said rack having a longitudinalzgroove intermediate theopposite sides thereof, a-plurality of roller supporting leverscarried by said inner frame members, rollers carried by said levers engaging within said groove and correlated with said first rollers, forv rotatably supporting said table'within said frame, adjusting means for said levers, and gear means carried by said frame engageable with said rack for circum ferentially adjusting said-rack relative togs'aid frame. 1 1

3.'A radial sawing mechanism comprising an upright frame member for mounting on'an endwise movablelog carriage, said frame member including an inner longitudinally arcuate frame member, 'a pair of :outer 'side'frame members, means fixedly securing said side members to said inner member, a longitudinally arcuate inwardlyprojecting guide flange carried'by each side mem her, said flanges having the inner edges'there'of disposed in spaced relation, a quadrant shaped log table having the outer'portion thereof'loosely disposed between said flanges, a series of rollers carried by the outer portion of said table engage able with said flanges, said table also including a Y longitudinally grooved toothed rack disposed be tween said side members, a' second seriesof roll ers, means rockably supporting said second series of rollers from said inner frame member, aid

- second series of rollers engageable injthe'groove of said rack'and coacting with said'flrst series of rollers in rriovaloly supporting said table'r'elative to said frame, adjusting means for said-roller supporting means'and gear, means carried by said frame engageable with sai'd rack for circumfere- ,entiall y adjusting said table relativeto said frame. V r

4. A'radial sawing mechanism comprising a frame for mounting on an endwise movable log carriage, said frame comprising an inner longitudinally arcuate frame member, a pair of longitudinally arcuate side" members, means fixedly securing saidside members to said inner member, confronting guide flanges carr'ied by the in; ner edges of said side members providing a longitudinally arcuate guide track, a quadrant shaped log table including a longitudinally arcu ate toothed rack engageable betWeensaid side' members, a seriesof inner rollers carried by said table inwardly of said rack and engaging said guide track, said rack having a longitudinally extending groove therein, a second series of rollers engageable within the groove of said rack, spring pressed supporting means for said second series of rollers carried by said frame, adjusting means for-said supportingmeans and gear means carried by said frame engageable with said rack for circumferentially adjusting said table relative to said frame. r

5. A radial sawing mechanism comprising a substantially semi-circular frame for mounting on an endwise movable log carriage, a quadrant shaped log table, means supporting the outer portion of said table relative to saidframe for movement circumferentiallyof said frame, said meansincluding a plurality of rock: levers carried' by said frame, rollers carried by said levers, means carried by said frame engageable with said levers for adjusting the latter, and means for circumferentially adjusting said table rela: tive to said frame. I

6. A radial sawing mechanism'forniounting on an endwise movable log carriage comprising a substantially semi-circular stationary frame, a quadrant-shaped log table movable in said frame, said table including a toothed rack having an are less than ninety degrees, a driving gear for said table, and upperand lower gears meshing with said driving gear, said lower gear meshing with said rack when the latter is in a lowermost position and said upper gear also meshing with said rack when-the latter is moved upwardly, said lower gear being disengaged from said rack when the latter is in an uppermost position. I

'7. A radial sawing mechanism for mounting on an endwise movable log carriage comprising a substantially semi-circular stationary frame, a

quadrant shaped log tablemovable insaid frame, 

